This is thanks to research from scientists at Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, England.

而这要感谢英国剑桥帕普沃斯医院的科学家进行的研究。

Papworth and his colleagues were trying to develop a type of communication whereby their client, Vodafone, could offer users the ability to send messages to each other's phones, Aguttes explained on its website.

奥古特拍卖行在其网站上解释称，当时帕普沃思和他的同事试图开发一种通信方式，通过这种方式，他们的客户沃达丰可以为用户提供向对方手机发送信息的能力。

" In 1992, I had no idea just how popular texting would become, and that this would give rise to emojis and messaging apps used by millions, " Papworth was quoted as saying by the auctioneer.

“1992 年的时候，我不知道短信会变得这么流行，会促使数百万人使用表情符号和通讯软件。”